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33 Cards in this Set
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emotional, intuitive style of music that dominated the arts in Europe, and German musicians in the Western world; involved fascination of the unknown and a love for nature.
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Romanticism
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One of many romantic works featuring American Indians
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JF Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans"
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What did Romantic curiosity and intrigue lead to?
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Americans expanding and exploring further West
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Instrumental music that describes a story, scene, idea, or event. 1850's origin; included different sound effects
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Program Music
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What happened to concert bands after the civil war?
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evolved into a balanced ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments; brought music to those who could not attend opera houses or orchestral halls
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The evolution of bands lead to the foundation of what two styles of music?
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jazz and swing
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Strong proponent of traditional music notation and of music that sounded European; led movement to reform music in America.
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Lowell Mason
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Where did L. Mason inherit his talent for music and singing?
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his parents were singing school masters and school teachers; he took lessons from a German musician
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What was L. Mason's main belief?
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that public schools should provide all American children with instruction in reading music and singing.
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The first public school influenced by L. Mason to teach music; many other schools follwed suit; 1838
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Boston public school curiculum
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In terms of teaching music, what did L. Mason pioneer?
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Training for music teachers, made voice lessons for adults and children, and published collections of choral music and hymns.
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What style did L. Mason prefer to "Yankee" music?
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European
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Form of entertainment popular in England in the late 18th century in which white men with black faces caricatured Af Ams .
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Minstrel Shows
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What were the two basic characters of Minstrel shows?
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The plantation slave (Jim Crow)
Citified, elegant Northern Black (Zip Coon) |
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How did Minstrel shows begin?
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A grand march where the actors entered and exchanged comic comments
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What two instruments were vital to Minstrel shows and were ultimately transformed?
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Banjo
Fiddle |
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Instrument often called America's only true indigenous musical instrument.
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5 string Banjo
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Finale of a Minstrel show; lively plantation song-and-dance routine.
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Walkaround
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What happened to Minstrel Shows after emancipation?
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Blacks themselves participated in the shows and formed their own companies and wrote songs still popular today.
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Well known black songwriter and composer who made some of the most well known songs of minstrel shows; of the first blacks to receive a college education
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James A. Bland
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What happened to James A. Bland?
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He died (of Tuberculosis) penniless due to lack of good business sense
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What was JA Bland's degree, and what did he pursue after college?
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Lib Arts
Toured the country in a minstrel |
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By far the most outstanding American composer of the pre-Civil War era; gifted, self-taught musician.
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Stephen Foster
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Term taken up by S. Foster to describe the pretentiously noble, decidedly prudish segment of polite society determined to ignore the unattractive aspects of life.
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Genteel Tradition
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What were Foster's two favorite types of songs?
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Plantation melodies
comic songs written for Minstrel shows |
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What is ironic about Foster's songs?
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They were about southern/plantation life; he never lived in the south
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What were some main themes of Foster's music?
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Abolition, Lost love, Southern life.
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What is Foster known for in terms of his profession?
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He is the first American man to attempt to earn a living as a musician.
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What was a common characteristic of the music structure of Foster's songs?
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They are in strophic form
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Wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner
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Francis Scott Key
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The most popular singing family; became famous due to a successful performance of religious and secular music at a NE meetinghouse in the 1840's.
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The Hutchisons
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Secular, humorous songs in strophic form with the melody in the top voice and the other voices providing chordal harmony; Performed by the Hutchisons and introduced in Europe in the 18th century.
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Glees
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What did the texts of The Hutchisons' music consist of?
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Temperance, Suffrage, Abolition
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